Richard Jackson

High School Graduations

It is that magical time of year when public high school seniors morph into college freshmen, military enlistees, and working men and women. The milestone in this transition is the graduation ceremony conducted at each of the 55,000 public...

Manatee's Nagging Questions

In doing graduate work years ago at Northern Illinois University, I was fortunate to take classes from a professor, who was a blend of scholar, comic, and preacher. More quotable than most, Dr. Bob Smith told us...

Education Dreams

Dreams can be wrapped around harmless fantasies, brutish nightmares, or ambitious aspirations. They can be intensely personal or accomplisment-related. When choosing someone who will make educational decisions, it would be helpful to do a dream analysis of this person...

Florida's Higher Education Course Delivery

Many colleges, such as the State College of Florida, are being squeezed financially, despite the lip-service being given to their importance from President Obama on down. SCF has been experiencing an enrollment decline, which will further hamper...

Heroism Revisited

Receiving interest in my last article on heroes, I decided to pursue this topic further. As you may recall, I viewed Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham as big players on a small but growing stage. I then identified Paula Dockery...

Manatee Tea Party Hosts Candidates

for 5-22 at Mixon Farms, the Tea Party continued to host local candidates. David Miner, Manatee School Board candidate for District #2 and long-time political activist, explained that he is running for office for a fifth time...

Florida's Political Heroes

Name three FL political heroes! OK, you said Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham, but who is your third choice? Most find it difficult to use a currently active FL office holder's name and hero in the same sentence...

Manatee Future Shock

I completed a bachelor's degree in English in 1964 at Northern Illinois University in De Kalb, sixty miles west of Chicago. I did graduate work at NIU off and on until 1979. The university was close enough to...

Manatee Views the American Teacher

Dave "Watchdog" Miner, MCSB candidate for District #2, hosted a presentation of the American Teacher, sponsored by the Florida Coalition For Assessment Reform in conjunction with Microsoft Partners In Learning. Shown at the Congregational U. C. C...

Manatee's Public School Buildings

I am generally considered a naysayer, so I will start by citing something the district has going for it, fine school buildings. When we moved to Manatee in 1993, its public school buildings were falling apart. Most discriminating parents who...

High School Graduations

Manatee's Nagging Questions

Education Dreams

Florida's Higher Education Course Delivery

Heroism Revisited

Manatee Tea Party Hosts Candidates

Florida's Political Heroes

Manatee Future Shock

Manatee Views the American Teacher

Manatee's Public School Buildings

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